Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Alec

#476 most common boys' name of all time · #1,030 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#476
Rank overall
#1,030 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
144 of 146
All-time
55,489
Since 2016
4,241
Peak year
1995 #112
Best rank
#109 1994
Girls Boys peak 3,457/yr
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Alec is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 234 234 #977
2024 — 274 274 #881
2023 — 290 290 #842
2022 — 346 346 #745
2021 — 390 390 #682
2020 — 470 470 #588
2019 — 518 518 #543
2018 — 521 521 #539
2017 — 575 575 #506
2016 6 617 623 #492
2015 — 665 665 #456
2014 — 624 624 #467
2013 — 626 626 #453
2012 — 606 606 #449
2011 — 659 659 #421
2010 5 669 674 #418
2009 — 730 730 #406
2008 6 774 780 #390
2007 — 872 872 #363
2006 — 982 982 #329
2005 7 1,127 1,134 #292
2004 5 1,333 1,338 #246
2003 10 1,526 1,536 #226
2002 6 1,749 1,755 #206
2001 11 2,155 2,166 #173
2000 9 2,479 2,488 #156
1999 13 2,892 2,905 #132
1998 23 3,356 3,379 #112
1997 14 3,137 3,151 #123
1996 24 3,308 3,332 #117
1995 37 3,420 3,457 #112
1994 27 3,322 3,349 #109
1993 25 2,090 2,115 #154
1992 15 1,866 1,881 #172
1991 20 1,539 1,559 #200
1990 16 978 994 #271
1989 14 603 617 #372
1988 18 426 444 #438
1987 7 446 453 #413
1986 6 377 383 #447
1985 7 290 297 #514
1984 6 252 258 #548
1983 — 203 203 #602
1982 — 147 147 #717
1981 — 131 131 #761
1980 — 125 125 #782
1979 — 91 91 #918
1978 — 96 96 #877
1977 — 94 94 #873
1976 — 97 97 #845
1975 — 80 80 #916
1974 — 60 60 #1,066
1973 — 85 85 #860
1972 — 88 88 #857
1971 — 105 105 #786
1970 — 105 105 #797
1969 — 94 94 #797
1968 — 98 98 #749
1967 — 93 93 #761
1966 — 117 117 #684
1965 — 116 116 #692
1964 — 114 114 #722
1963 — 76 76 #863
1962 — 75 75 #882
1961 — 91 91 #799
1960 — 100 100 #764
1959 — 99 99 #767
1958 — 81 81 #837
1957 — 76 76 #866
1956 — 75 75 #866
1955 — 54 54 #1,024
1954 — 42 42 #1,153
1953 — 51 51 #1,015
1952 — 70 70 #837
1951 — 55 55 #945
1950 — 50 50 #979
1949 — 53 53 #948
1948 — 56 56 #928
1947 — 70 70 #831
1946 — 53 53 #914
1945 — 36 36 #1,082
1944 — 34 34 #1,138
1943 — 34 34 #1,172
1942 — 39 39 #1,093
1941 — 36 36 #1,092
1940 — 32 32 #1,188
1939 — 30 30 #1,199
1938 — 25 25 #1,338
1937 — 38 38 #1,040
1936 — 28 28 #1,244
1935 — 23 23 #1,431
1934 — 32 32 #1,179
1933 — 32 32 #1,162
1932 — 33 33 #1,175
1931 — 21 21 #1,546
1930 — 37 37 #1,154
1929 — 26 26 #1,417
1928 — 35 35 #1,214
1927 — 54 54 #940
1926 — 43 43 #1,071
1925 — 53 53 #925
1924 — 50 50 #994
1923 — 56 56 #916
1922 — 60 60 #895
1921 — 69 69 #826
1920 — 67 67 #818
1919 — 60 60 #852
1918 — 59 59 #858
1917 — 69 69 #751
1916 — 36 36 #1,075
1915 — 57 57 #805
1914 — 47 47 #772
1913 — 37 37 #783
1912 — 21 21 #1,002
1911 — 15 15 #867
1910 — 18 18 #718
1909 — 15 15 #729
1908 — 10 10 #898
1907 — 11 11 #840
1906 — 6 6 #1,129
1905 — 12 12 #711
1904 — 14 14 #624
1903 — 7 7 #938
1902 — 9 9 #818
1901 — 5 5 #1,083
1900 — 15 15 #659
1899 — 5 5 #1,070
1897 — 6 6 #971
1896 — 12 12 #654
1895 — 5 5 #1,106
1894 — 6 6 #986
1893 — 5 5 #1,054
1892 — 5 5 #1,099
1891 — 6 6 #869
1890 — 11 11 #618
1888 — 9 9 #718
1887 — 5 5 #950
1886 — 5 5 #984
1885 — 9 9 #656
1884 — 7 7 #779
1883 — 5 5 #909
1882 — 8 8 #709
1881 — 7 7 #727
1880 — 11 11 #571